Battle in complete swing: Woodland bats keep away from massive spaces round fast-moving wind generators

Battle in complete swing: Woodland bats keep away from massive spaces round fast-moving wind generators

Not only do many bats die at wind turbines, the turbines also displace some species from their habitats over large areas. When the turbines are in operation at relatively high wind speeds, the activity of bat species that hunt in structurally dense habitats such as forests drops by almost 80 per cent within a radius of 80 to 450 meters around the turbine.